I love nursing because of the variety of jobs that go along
with it. This week I had a new “first”
as a nurse: I subbed for the school nurse at NCA. I’ve always kind of thought I’d
like to be a school nurse, mostly because then Andrew and I could blissfully
enjoy free summers together, and these two days gave me a chance to give it a
try. I know two days can’t give me a full picture what it is really like, and the
fact that the nurse’s office is one of the few air conditioned rooms on campus
probably really impacted my level of satisfaction, but I really did enjoy
it. By far the most interesting thing I
did was pull a staple out of a kid’s thumb… he had an explanation, but I still
don’t totally understand how it got there. The runner ups were irrigating an
ear, and treating scraped armpits. The first
day, I had 36 “patients,” which made me wonder, how do schools in the US do
it? School nurses in the US have really
become a thing of the past, with hours being cut and positions being replaced
by health assistants or even just the school secretary. At this relatively small school, I was busy
all day! I thoroughly enjoyed interacting
with the students, hearing their stories, and being the recipient of their
hugs. I don’t know if I would want to do
it all the time, but I would certainly do it again.
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